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Maarten Paes had a debut to remember for Indonesia as the goalkeeper pulled off a Man of the Match performance in his side’s 1-1 draw away at Saudi Arabia in the first match of the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Thursday night. Labeled as massive underdogs coming into their Group C opener, Indonesia shockingly took the lead in the 19th minute through Ragnar Oratmangoen, before Musab Al Juwayr’s deflected shot late into stoppage time drew things level. Paes then stepped in throughout the second half, denying one Saudi chance after another as Indonesia left the King A…

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